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Pronunciation |
: |
dōu |
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Meaning |
: |
- all; both. (adv)
- used with 是 to show the cause. (adv)
- even. (adv)
- already. (adv)
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Radical |
: |
阝 |
Strokes |
: |
10 |
Traditional |
: |
都 |
Usage |
: |
64.9% |
Also as |
: |
dū |
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Sentences:
1. Is everybody here? |
dà |
jiā |
dōu |
dào |
le |
ma |
? |
大 |
家 |
都 |
到 |
了 |
吗 |
? |
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大家 |
: |
everybody |
都 |
: |
all |
到 |
: |
arrive, reach |
了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
吗 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a question |
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2. The car crash was all his fault. |
dōu |
shì |
tā |
cái |
niàng |
chéng |
le |
chē |
huò |
。 |
都 |
是 |
他 |
才 |
酿 |
成 |
了 |
车 |
祸 |
。 |
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都是 |
: |
(to show the cause) all |
他 |
: |
he, him |
才 |
: |
preceded by an expression of reason or condition) not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason |
酿成 |
: |
lead to |
了 |
: |
(used after an action that has taken place) |
车祸 |
: |
car accident |
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3. Even he doesn’t know it, |
lián |
tā |
dōu |
bù |
zhī |
dào |
。 |
连 |
他 |
都 |
不 |
知 |
道 |
。 |
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连 |
: |
(used correlatively with 也, 都, etc.) even |
他 |
: |
he, him |
不 |
: |
do not |
知道 |
: |
know, realize, be aware of |
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4. He’s already eighty but still going strong. |
tā |
dōu |
bā |
shí |
suì |
le |
, |
shēn |
tǐ |
hái |
nà |
me |
qiáng |
zhuàng |
。 |
他 |
都 |
八 |
十 |
岁 |
了 |
, |
身 |
体 |
还 |
那 |
么 |
强 |
壮 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he, him |
都 |
: |
already |
八十岁 |
: |
80 years old |
了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
身体 |
: |
body |
还 |
: |
still |
那么 |
: |
like that, in that way, so |
强壮 |
: |
strong; sturdy; robust; tough; hefty |
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